Control which filtering and sorting options appear in your WordPress Media Library interface.
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Filter by Folders
Show a folder dropdown to filter media files
Sort By
Show advanced sorting options (date, ID, author, and more)
Sort Order
Show an option to choose ascending or descending sort order
Advanced Search
Search by alt text, filename, caption, or description with match type options
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Multi-Select Filters
Use multiple filters at the same time
User Preferences
Remember user preferences for how Media Library items are sorted.
Remember Sort By
Save and apply the last sorting choice made by the user.
Remember Sort Order
Save and apply the last chosen sort direction.
Quick Edit on Upload
Enable Quick Edit on Upload
Show metadata editing fields when uploading media files.
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Frontend Size
Frontend Size
Choose the image size displayed on individual attachment pages on your website.
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Advanced Modules
Auto Categorization
Automatically categorize your images using AI-powered visual recognition from Imagga. This feature analyzes uploaded images and assigns them to relevant folders or custom taxonomies based on what it detects in the content. Get started with 100 free API calls per month on Imagga's free plan.
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Authorization Code
Confidence Level
Higher confidence levels produce more accurate categories but fewer results. Lower confidence levels add more categories but may include less relevant ones.
Add New Categories To
Store Terms within Auto Categorization Term?
If enabled, Categories created and assigned to Images are stored within a top level "Auto Categorization" Category.
AI Alt Text & Caption Generation
New
Automatically generate descriptive alt text and captions for images using AI analysis.
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OpenAI Model
API Key
Not connected
Generate Metadata
Choose what type of metadata to generate for your images.
Default Language
Generation Tone
Define a custom prompt for the AI to follow when generating alt text and captions.
Character Limit (Alt Text)
Maximum character limit for generated alt text only. Captions have no character limit.
Generate on upload
When enabled, the metadata will be generated automatically on every image upload.
Bulk Metadata Generation
Bulk generate:
Processing Options:
207 images found
EXIF and IPTC Data
Enable editing of image EXIF and IPTC data.
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Display Non-editable EXIF Data
Show technical image properties when editing images
Configure Editable Fields
Choose which EXIF and IPTC metadata fields users can edit when managing images.
Configure EXIF Fields
Field Name
Edit Media
Quick/Bulk
Defaults
Camera Make
Camera Model
Created Date
Created Time
Comments
Title
Author
Description
Latitude
Longitude
Configure IPTC Fields
Basic Info
Field Name
Edit Media
Quick/Bulk
Defaults
Title
Description
Keywords
Headline
Date Created
Description Writer
Instructions
Intellectual Genre Line
Job ID
Source
Subject Code
Creator Info
Field Name
Edit Media
Quick/Bulk
Defaults
Creator
Displayed by Google in Google Image searches as the Creator
Creator's Job Title
Contact Information: Address
Contact Information: City
Contact Information: Country
Contact Information: Email
Contact Information: Phone
Contact Information: Postal Code
Contact Information: State/Province
Contact Information: URL
Rights & Licensing
Field Name
Edit Media
Quick/Bulk
Defaults
Copyright Notice
Displayed by Google in Google Image searches as the Copyright Notice
Credit Line
Displayed by Google in Google Image searches as the Credit Line
Rights Usage of Terms
Copyright Owner: Name
Copyright Owner URL
Image Creator: Name
Image Creator: URL
Licensor: ID
Licensor: Name
Displayed by Google in Google Image searches as the Licensor Name. Used in conjunction with the Licensor URL, will display "Get this image on"
Licensor: URL
Displayed by Google in Google Image searches as the Licensor URL. Used in conjunction with the Licensor Name, will display "Get this image on"
Web Statement of Rights / Copyright Info URL
Displayed by Google in Google Image searches as the Web Statement of Rights. Displays a Licensable badge
Location Data
Field Name
Edit Media
Quick/Bulk
Defaults
City (legacy)
Country (legacy)
Country Code (legacy)
Province or State (legacy)
Sublocation (legacy)
Auto Extract ZIP Files
Automatically extract ZIP files when uploaded to your Media Library.
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Use ZIP Folder Names
Create folders based on the folder structure inside ZIP files
Extract Folders To
Configure File Types
Taxonomy Manager
Create and manage custom taxonomies for organizing attachments in the Media Library. Learn more →
Name (Plural)
Name (Singular)
Hierarchical
Enabled
Actions
Media Categories
Media Category
Yes
Yes
Add New Taxonomy
Upload Defaults
Enable Default Settings
Enable the use of default metadata for uploads. Learn more →
Set Default Attributes
Define default metadata values for different file types.
Default Attributes
Define the default values to use for image file metadata.
Alt Text
Title
Caption
Description
Media Folders
My Folder▾
Rules
Create rules to decide when certain default attributes should be used for uploaded files.
Apply Strategy
Attribute
Compare
Value(s)
Alt Text
Title
Caption
Description
Media Folders
Display Defaults
Choose the default way files will appear when added to your content.
Link To
Default Attributes
Define the default values to use for video file metadata.
Title
Caption
Description
Media Folders
Rules
Create rules to decide when certain default attributes should be used for uploaded files.
Apply Strategy
Attribute
Compare
Value(s)
Title
Caption
Description
Media Folders
Display Defaults
Choose the default way files will appear when added to your content.
Link To
Default Attributes
Define the default values to use for audio file metadata.
Alt Text
Caption
Description
Media Folders
Rules
Create rules to decide when certain default attributes should be used for uploaded files.
Apply Strategy
Attribute
Compare
Value(s)
Alt Text
Caption
Description
Media Folders
Display Defaults
Choose the default way files will appear when added to your content.
Link To
Default Attributes
Define the default values to use for text file metadata.
Alt Text
Caption
Description
Media Folders
Rules
Create rules to decide when certain default attributes should be used for uploaded files.
Apply Strategy
Attribute
Compare
Value(s)
Alt Text
Caption
Description
Media Folders
Display Defaults
Choose the default way files will appear when added to your content.
Link To
Title
Keywords
Title
Category
Title
Speaker
Title
Notes
Title
Description
Image Optimization Settings
Control how images are compressed and optimized when uploaded to your Media Library.
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Convert Images to WebP
Automatically convert uploaded images to WebP format for better compression.
Enable Image Compression
Enable image compression and set custom quality levels
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